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Cheboygan Area Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Cheboygan, Benton Township, Inverness Township, Mullett Township, Beaugrand Township, Aloha Township, Grant Township, Munro Township and Hebron Township.

Cheboygan’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Michigan school districts

Students
1,468
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,815
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$3.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cheboygan Area Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.8M, about $2,587 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Cheboygan 4,804B+Benton Township 3,158B+Inverness Township 2,173BMullett Township 1,233B+Beaugrand Township 1,093Aloha Township 959Grant Township 819Munro Township 594Hebron Township 303

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cheboygan. Grade by grade →

K–3East Elementary SchoolThis district
4–10Cheboygan Intermediate SchoolThis district
11–12Cheboygan Area High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 33.6% · 734 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 45.4% · 735 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 81.8% · 151 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,815 per student · 10% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 31%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 50%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,307’20
1,353’21
1,317’22
1,278’23
1,468’24

Up 12.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Cheboygan
301 students15:1
Cheboygan Intermediate School
Other · Grades 3–10 · Cheboygan
B−
537 students17:1
Inverness Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Cheboygan
C+
82 students19:1
Cheboygan Area High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Cheboygan
B+
548 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Onaway Area Community School DistrictBearinger Township, Waverly Township
$15,848per student
Pellston Public SchoolsBurt Township, Carp Lake Township, McKinley Township
$18,775per student
Inland Lakes SchoolsKoehler Township, Tuscarora Township
$15,030per student
Mackinaw City Public SchoolsMackinaw Township
$23,971per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.